I'm staring at a broken door
There's nothing left here anymore
My room is cold
It's making me insane
I've been waiting here so long
But now the moment seems to've come,
I see the dark clouds coming up again.
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world,
To the end of time,
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm,
Into the blue,
And when I loose myself I think of you,
Together we'll be running somewhere new
Through the monsoon.
Just me and you
A half moon's fading from my sight
I see a vision in its light
But now it's gone and left me so alone
I know I have to find you now
Can hear your name, I don't know how
Why can't we make this darkness feel like home?
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm
Into the blue
And when I loose myself I think of you
Together we'll be running somewhere new
And nothing can hold me back from you
Through the monsoon
Hey! Hey!
I'm fighting all this power
Coming in my way
Let it send me straight to you
I'll be running night and day
I'll be with you soon
Just me and you
We'll be there soon
So soon
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm
Into the blue
And when I loose myself I think of you
Together we'll be running somewhere new
And nothing can hold me back from you
Through the monsoon
Through the monsoon
Just me and you
Through the monsoon
Just me and you

What's a monsoon?
When you typically hear monsoon used in TV and movies, you think a whole lot of rain!
It turns out, that's only half the answer.
The meteorological definition of a monsoon is the seasonal reversal of the overall wind pattern in an area.
This usually results in a rainy season and a dry season.
Monsoons happen all around the world, usually in coastal regions where temperature differences in land and water are enough to cause a shift in the winds.
In theSouthwest United States, the monsoon season begins in July.
Intense heat builds in Arizona and New Mexico and since heat rises, a thermal low pressure system forms at the surface.
This low pressure draws air and moisture from the Gulf of California and the Pacific.
Then, in multiple waves, thunderstorms form across the desert Southwest and the four corners region, which can lead to flash flooding in an area that rarely sees rain the rest of the year.
By September or October, that thermal low begins to break down and winds revert to their usual flow, cutting off any significant chance for rain.
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Hippo Campus performs 'Monsoon' off their debut albumLandmark, out February 24th, returning to the place where it all started, St. Paul'sLandmark Center. Look for their full segment this January on MN Original!
Learn more about Hippo Campus' forthcoming debut album 'landmark': http://www.hippocampusband.com/
Stream ‘monsoon’ and follow Hippo Campus: http://smarturl.it/hippocampus-stream
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Blu-Ray Disc available here: http://www.mikeolbinski.com/shop/
Song by KerryMuzzy: "PalladioRebuilt" (on iTunes: http://bit.ly/pall_MO)
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I've been chasing the monsoon in Arizona for about 6-7 years now. This summer was different though. Back in late July, I was wondering why it felt like I was out chasing more than ever before. And then I remembered. I had a job last summer. This year I didn't. I went full-time photography in November of 2014 and haven't looked back.
I was free to roam and had virtually no limitations. I even had multiple chases where I never actually wend to bed, but instead chased all night. I took the kids to New Mexico at one point early in the season.
Last year I counted roughly 31 total days that I chased a storm during the monsoon. This summer: 48. Yikes.
17,000 miles driven, which was about 3,000 more than last year. Perhaps the biggest difference this year was shooting nearly 60,000 more time-lapse frames than I did in 2014. 105,000 total. And what sticks out to me even more than any of the other numbers above, is that only 55,000 of those 105,000 frames made it into Monsoon II.
What that means is I was able to stuff this new film with only of the best of the best. We missed out on some of the huge dust storms like I've captured in years past, but overall, I think this represents some of the best weather I've ever photographed in Arizona. There are stunning shelf clouds, gorgeous rain shafts, lots of blowing dust, tons of lightning, and even multiple mini-supercells/mesocyclones. The brief meso over Cottonwood at the 3:38 mark is one of my all-time favorites.
I can't talk much more about the film without addressing the music real quick. The song is called Palladio (Rebuilt) and it's once again by the amazing Kerry Muzzey who donated it to me for Monsoon II. He also let me use another song of his for my previous film, The Chase and I'm beyond grateful for his generosity. I mean, how do you thank someone enough for that? Click here to find the song on iTunes and please support his work! I've said it a million times...the music is at least 50% of these movies I make. Kerry's art helps bring my films to life. Thank you my friend!
When I'm out there capturing footage for these films, I'm constantly thinking about the story I want to tell. For example, I wanted a lot of erupting, towering cumulus at the beginning to launch into the meatier clips. I started laying out the film back in mid-August. Certain clips I already knew would be in certain places in relation to the ups and downs of the song itself. As the season wore on, I gathered more and more clips and began to lay out the entire film. I'd remove clips when I got something better. There was exhausting editing, re-editing, looping music, reluctantly dropping clips that didn't work or were unfixable and watching it over, and over and over, to make sure I was telling the story I wanted to tell.
At one point, about halfway through...I was telling Jina that I have a lot of great stuff, but still haven't shot the final scene yet. I had no idea what it would be, but I knew I didn't have it. And then that very night (or maybe the next day)...I was out west of Tonopah and I knew on the way home that the monsoon had finally delivered my ending.
That is what is so amazing about doing this. You hit the road with zero idea about what you're going to see over the course of a summer. You might imagine scenarios or have ideas, but they get blown out of the water by reality. And that's what I love about it.
My hope is that you can see and feel that love in this film. The beauty of the monsoon in Arizona. This is where I'm from and this is home.
More here: http://www.mikeolbinski.com/theblog/2015/10/monsoon-ii/
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Technical Details:
Captured with Canon5D3's, a 5D2, Canon 16-35mm, Rokinon 14, 24, 35 and 85mm.
Processed using Lightroom, LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro

Monsoon

Monsoon (UK:/mɒnˈsuːn/; US:/mɑːnˈsuːn/) is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea. Usually, the term monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally changing pattern, although technically there is also a dry phase.

The term was first used in English in British India (now India, Bangladesh and Pakistan) and neighbouring countries to refer to the big seasonal winds blowing from the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea in the southwest bringing heavy rainfall to the area. The south-west monsoon winds are called 'Nairutya Maarut' in India. Extremely wet or dry events within the monsoon period have increased since 1980.

History

Formation (2013)

Hippo Campus includes Jake Luppen (vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (guitar), Zach Sutton (bass), and Whistler Allen (drums). The band met at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists where they all attended high school and many of Hippo Campus' members played in other bands before uniting under the Hippo Campus banner.

Bashful Creatures and South EPs (2014-present)

On Nov 18, 2014, Hippo Campus independently released their first EP titled, Bashful Creatures. They later signed with Grand Jury records, and re-releasedBashful Creatures under their new label on Feb 24, 2015. The EP received airplay on local radio station The Current for the singles "Little Grace" and "Suicide Saturday". Hippo Campus have also done live sessions with WFUV, KCRW and KEXP. On December 26th, 2015 they appeared on the nationally broadcast "CBS This Morning Saturday" broadcast on the CBS Television Network.

Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel is a German pop-rock / alternative rock band, founded in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer, and bassist Georg Listing. The quartet have scored four number one singles for now and have released three number one albums in their native country. The band sold more than 10million CDs worldwide.
After recording an unreleased demo-CD under the name "Devilish" and having their contract with Sony BMG Germany terminated, the band released their first German-language album, Schrei, as Tokio Hotel on Universal Music Germany in 2005. Schrei sold more than half a million copies worldwide and spawned four top five singles in both Germany and Austria.

Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group, Inc. (legally known as UMG Recordings, Inc., abbreviated as UMG) is an American-French worldwide music corporation that operates as a subsidiary of Paris-based French media conglomerate Vivendi. It claims to be the largest music corporation in the world. UMG also owns Universal Music Publishing Group, which is cited as the second largest music publishing company in the world. Universal Music Group's global corporate headquarters are in Santa Monica, California, United States.

History

Early history

Universal Music was once the music company attached to film studioUniversal Pictures. Its origins go back to the formation of the American branch of Decca Records in 1934. The Decca Record Co. Ltd. of England spun American Decca off in 1939.MCA Inc. merged with American Decca in 1962. The present organization was formed when its parent company Seagram purchased PolyGram in May 1998 and merged it with Universal Music Group in early 1999. However, the name had first appeared in 1996 when MCA Music Entertainment Group was renamed Universal Music Group. The PolyGram acquisition included Deutsche Grammophon which traces its ancestry to Berliner Gramophone making Deutsche Grammophon UMG's oldest unit. UMG's Canadian unit traces its ancestry to a Berliner Gramophone breakaway firm the Compo Company.

Inhabited by indigenous peoples of the Americas for many centuries before European exploration, New Mexico was subsequently part of the Imperial Spanishviceroyalty of New Spain. Later, it was part of Mexico before becoming a U.S. territory and eventually a U.S. state. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics, including descendants of Spanish colonists who have lived in the area for more than 400 years. It also has the second-highest percentage of Native Americans after Alaska, and the fourth-highest total number of Native Americans after California, Oklahoma, and Arizona. The nations in the state consist of mostly Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache peoples. As a result, the demographics and culture of the state are unique for their strong Hispanic and Native American influences, both of which are reflected in the state flag. The scarlet and gold colors of the New Mexico flag are taken from the royal standards of Spain, along with the ancient sun symbol of the Zia, a Pueblo-related tribe.

Lyrics Tokio Hotel monsoon

I'm staring at a broken door
There's nothing left here anymore
My room is cold
It's making me insane
I've been waiting here so long
But now the moment seems to've come,
I see the dark clouds coming up again.
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world,
To the end of time,
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm,
Into the blue,
And when I loose myself I think of you,
Together we'll be running somewhere new
Through the monsoon.
Just me and you
A half moon's fading from my sight
I see a vision in its light
But now it's gone and left me so alone
I know I have to find you now
Can hear your name, I don't know how
Why can't we make this darkness feel like home?
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm
Into the blue
And when I loose myself I think of you
Together we'll be running somewhere new
And nothing can hold me back from you
Through the monsoon
Hey! Hey!
I'm fighting all this power
Coming in my way
Let it send me straight to you
I'll be running night and day
I'll be with you soon
Just me and you
We'll be there soon
So soon
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm
Into the blue
And when I loose myself I think of you
Together we'll be running somewhere new
And nothing can hold me back from you
Through the monsoon
Through the monsoon
Just me and you
Through the monsoon
Just me and you

What is a Monsoon?

What's a monsoon?
When you typically hear monsoon used in TV and movies, you think a whole lot of rain!
It turns out, that's only half the answer.
The meteorological definition of a monsoon is the seasonal reversal of the overall wind pattern in an area.
This usually results in a rainy season and a dry season.
Monsoons happen all around the world, usually in coastal regions where temperature differences in land and water are enough to cause a shift in the winds.
In theSouthwest United States, the monsoon season begins in July.
Intense heat builds in Arizona and New Mexico and since heat rises, a thermal low pressure system forms at the surface.
This low pressure draws air and moisture from the Gulf of California and the Pacific.
Then, in multiple waves, thunderstorms form across the desert Southwest and the four corners region, which can lead to flash flooding in an area that rarely sees rain the rest of the year.
By September or October, that thermal low begins to break down and winds revert to their usual flow, cutting off any significant chance for rain.
FindStormShield elsewhere on the internet:
http://stormshieldapp.com
http://www.facebook.com/stormshieldapp
http://twitter.com/StormShieldApp
Download the Storm Shield App:
iPhone: http://bit.ly/stormshieldapp-ios
Android: http://bit.ly/stormshieldapp-android

Hippo Campus - Monsoon (Live at the Landmark Center)

Hippo Campus performs 'Monsoon' off their debut albumLandmark, out February 24th, returning to the place where it all started, St. Paul'sLandmark Center. Look for their full segment this January on MN Original!
Learn more about Hippo Campus' forthcoming debut album 'landmark': http://www.hippocampusband.com/
Stream ‘monsoon’ and follow Hippo Campus: http://smarturl.it/hippocampus-stream
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10:28

Monsoon II (4K)

Monsoon II (4K)

Monsoon II (4K)

Blu-Ray Disc available here: http://www.mikeolbinski.com/shop/
Song by KerryMuzzy: "PalladioRebuilt" (on iTunes: http://bit.ly/pall_MO)
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I've been chasing the monsoon in Arizona for about 6-7 years now. This summer was different though. Back in late July, I was wondering why it felt like I was out chasing more than ever before. And then I remembered. I had a job last summer. This year I didn't. I went full-time photography in November of 2014 and haven't looked back.
I was free to roam and had virtually no limitations. I even had multiple chases where I never actually wend to bed, but instead chased all night. I took the kids to New Mexico at one point early in the season.
Last year I counted roughly 31 total days that I chased a storm during the monsoon. This summer: 48. Yikes.
17,000 miles driven, which was about 3,000 more than last year. Perhaps the biggest difference this year was shooting nearly 60,000 more time-lapse frames than I did in 2014. 105,000 total. And what sticks out to me even more than any of the other numbers above, is that only 55,000 of those 105,000 frames made it into Monsoon II.
What that means is I was able to stuff this new film with only of the best of the best. We missed out on some of the huge dust storms like I've captured in years past, but overall, I think this represents some of the best weather I've ever photographed in Arizona. There are stunning shelf clouds, gorgeous rain shafts, lots of blowing dust, tons of lightning, and even multiple mini-supercells/mesocyclones. The brief meso over Cottonwood at the 3:38 mark is one of my all-time favorites.
I can't talk much more about the film without addressing the music real quick. The song is called Palladio (Rebuilt) and it's once again by the amazing Kerry Muzzey who donated it to me for Monsoon II. He also let me use another song of his for my previous film, The Chase and I'm beyond grateful for his generosity. I mean, how do you thank someone enough for that? Click here to find the song on iTunes and please support his work! I've said it a million times...the music is at least 50% of these movies I make. Kerry's art helps bring my films to life. Thank you my friend!
When I'm out there capturing footage for these films, I'm constantly thinking about the story I want to tell. For example, I wanted a lot of erupting, towering cumulus at the beginning to launch into the meatier clips. I started laying out the film back in mid-August. Certain clips I already knew would be in certain places in relation to the ups and downs of the song itself. As the season wore on, I gathered more and more clips and began to lay out the entire film. I'd remove clips when I got something better. There was exhausting editing, re-editing, looping music, reluctantly dropping clips that didn't work or were unfixable and watching it over, and over and over, to make sure I was telling the story I wanted to tell.
At one point, about halfway through...I was telling Jina that I have a lot of great stuff, but still haven't shot the final scene yet. I had no idea what it would be, but I knew I didn't have it. And then that very night (or maybe the next day)...I was out west of Tonopah and I knew on the way home that the monsoon had finally delivered my ending.
That is what is so amazing about doing this. You hit the road with zero idea about what you're going to see over the course of a summer. You might imagine scenarios or have ideas, but they get blown out of the water by reality. And that's what I love about it.
My hope is that you can see and feel that love in this film. The beauty of the monsoon in Arizona. This is where I'm from and this is home.
More here: http://www.mikeolbinski.com/theblog/2015/10/monsoon-ii/
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Technical Details:
Captured with Canon5D3's, a 5D2, Canon 16-35mm, Rokinon 14, 24, 35 and 85mm.
Processed using Lightroom, LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro

World of Discovery - Chasing India's Monsoon

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The air is heavy with anticipation as an entire country awaits their lifeblood -- the Monsoon. After months of sweltering heat it arrives with lightening, thunder, storm-force winds, and heavy, warm rain. Beginning in the village of Trivandrum, the Monsoon runs its jagged course through India, affecting a variety of cultures and tripping a waterfall of celebrations.
Follow the path of the legendary Monsoon. Join in the celebrations at the coming rains and share the relief when the deluge turns fears of drought to shouts of joy. The songs, thoughts, laughter and tears of India are all guided by the life-giving force of the Monsoon.
As seen on ABC. Narrated by Richard Crenna.

4:00

monsoon - elliott (official lyric video)

monsoon - elliott (official lyric video)

monsoon - elliott (official lyric video)

"monsoon" by elliott from the "out of the blue" - EP
As heard in season five of Freeform's "The Fosters."
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lyrics:
you can be the moon
I’ll be the sun
You leave too soon
We’ve barely just begun
I watch and I rise
But you control the tides
From the highest of the highs
You took me for a ride – you took me for a ride
we’re going ‘round in circles
A force I cannot fight
‘cause I am the day and you are the night
It’s in your nature to orbit close then far
I thought you could defy it
And be my shining star – my shining star
you let me shine through
to make the fullest of the moons
took credit for my light
and the magic from my eyes
you took the magic from my eyes
we’re going ‘round in circles
A force I cannot fight
‘cause I am the day and you are the night
And it’s in your nature to orbit close then far
But I thought you could defy it
And be my shining star – my shining star
Goodnight my stars - Goodnight my moon
I see your waves and cry monsoon (x2)
Goodnight my stars – goodnight my moon

Monsoon | a time-lapse film

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All summer long when I'm chasing storms, I'm also time-lapsing. It's actually my main goal when I'm out there. A clip here and a clip there. Some days you get nothing great, some days you get SIX amazing scenes in a single afternoon. A powerful rain shaft. An intense hail core dump. Shelf clouds. Dust storms. Lightning. The Milky Way. That's what I'm capturing out here in Arizona between June 15th and September 30th every year, which is our official monsoon window. And this is the result of all that time spent.
My favorite part of capturing all this is when I sit down to create this final film. While some scenes are worthy of standing on their own, a lot of them need to be part of something bigger. And when I start laying it out, they suddenly morph into this collection of storm imagery that tells the story of my summer.
This year I wanted to raise the bar. Not compared to everyone else, but my own personal bar. I licensed music this time. I wanted two amazing songs and I think I found them. Powerful, fast-paced, intense. Nothing gives life to your clips like a beautiful soundtrack.
I'm incredibly proud of this film. I've probably felt the same way every year in the past, but there is something about this summer that blew away the others. And I think it's because I'm better at what I do. I'm finding the structure in storms like I never have before. Our haboobs (dust storms) were limited this year, but those days were amazing, as you'll see. And I caught even more lightning this summer than the last two years combined. I think the scenes are more powerful and cinematic than ever. And for this final product, I've quickened the pace and I believe I'm finally showing the monsoon in all its beauty and glory.
There are over 45,000 frames in this film. I drove over 14,000 miles across Arizona. This takes work, time and patience. The month of July felt like a huge failure. It was a rough start. It seemed as if the year was going to be brutal and I'd be lucky to capture anything good. And then it all changed and I'm here now releasing what I feel is my best overall work to-date.
I'd like to thank a few people. Dustin Farrell, Sean Parker, Jesse Attanasio, Joel Schat and Bryan Snider. All of you helped me in some way. Answered my technical questions, helped me switch to better software, enabled me to take another leap in quality and inspired me. I appreciate your friendships and willingness to share.
Mostly though, I have to thank my family. My two older kids, Lyla and Eli (6 and 2 1/2) were along for the ride for many of these storms. The final shot in the whole film was one where my wife was out of town and I took all THREE of the kiddies with me, including my youngest who just turned one. I'll always remember that moment. The Milky Way blazing in the sky, I was feeding the baby a bottle, and taking turns with Lyla who did the best she could until her arm got tired and I took back over. Out there on a dark road off Interstate 10. Meeting another photographer named Val and just enjoying a spectacular moment with my kids all being a part of it.
My wife though. Jina. Wow. She believes in me like no one else could or ever will. She knows what I have to do and empowers me to do it. In fact, while I want this film to be amazing for everyone watching, I truly want to impress her the most. It means that all the time away this summer was worth it. Because life is a little bit nuts during the monsoon in our house, where I've returned from a chase at 6:30am having being out for 16 hours straight, only to go back out later that night after only a two hour nap.
I say it a lot and I'll say it again. I wouldn't be here without her. And I love her for it.
Technical Details and Credits
This past spring I purchased an eMotimo and DynamicPerception rail system…but I ended up not using them. At all. I wanted to. Believe me. But many of these clips aren’t very long in real time. Sometimes less than 15-20 minutes in a lot of cases. If I took the time to set-up a rail or panning head, I’d be missing a lot. So none of the clips this year use outside motion control.
I used two Canon 5D Mark III's along with a Rokinon 14mm 2.8 and Canon L lenses, like the 17-40mm, 16-35mm, 50mm, 35mm and even the 135mm.
Songs: Bernini's Angels by Kerry Muzzey and Inertia by DexterBritainThank you for watching. All clips are available in 4K resolution. Please email, comment or message me on Vimeo for questions, licensing inquiries and whatever else you might need.

3:24

What is a monsoon?

What is a monsoon?

What is a monsoon?

60% of the world’s population live in a monsoonal climate, with well-defined dry and wet seasons. What is a monsoon and what causes such a dramatic seasonal change in weather? Met Office meteorologists Clare Nasir and Aidan McGivern explain all.

8:08

Monsoon IV 4K // A 4K Storm Time-lapse Film

Monsoon IV 4K // A 4K Storm Time-lapse Film

Monsoon IV 4K // A 4K Storm Time-lapse Film

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Early on this summer when I found myself down by Santa Rosa, AZ watching a gorgeous hail core fall on the stunning desert landscape, and then later that day staring at a haboob with a stacked shelf cloud above it near the border of Mexico, I had a feeling it would be a unique monsoon. It's funny how every year is different. That's the beauty of chasing the summer storm season out here in the desert southwest. You never know what's going to happen or what you might see.
This year I ventured far and wide. Phoenix never saw a good dust storm all summer, but I still was able to capture a few good ones in southwest portions of the state. The cover photo for this film was halfway to Yuma standing in the middle of Interstate 8 watching an ominous wall of dust roll down the highway towards me with lightning flashing behind it. It was an incredible moment.
One bonus this summer was a few successful chases up at the Grand Canyon. Finally. A couple of gorgeous sunsets, rain dumping into the Canyon, lightning at night, Milky Way...it all worked out and I'm stoked for the footage I captured there that made it into this film. I also ventured over into New Mexico twice to chase some wonderful, plains-like structure to end the monsoon this year.
All told I covered about 13,000 miles and chased as far west as Desert Center, CA, as far east as Wilna, NM and as far north as Tonelea, AZ. And two great storms down in OrganPipeNational Monument, which is only about 10 miles from Mexico.
I loved what I saw this year. It felt so unique. I found myself submerged in cacti and desert flora a few times with stunning light and structure. Explored places in New Mexico I hadn't seen before. Smiled at the gasps of amazement from the crowds at the Canyon when a lightning bolt would strike. Finally discovered that the Santa Rosa area is a hotbed for supercell activity. And while it didn't make it on time-lapse, I captured a brief tornado over downtown Phoenix!
So...the film. So much effort and energy went into it. I shot over 110,000 frames of time-lapse and likely only half of it ended up in the final cut. The editing has taken me weeks and even right up until Monday evening I was still fixing and tweaking. The music is all custom, thanks to the amazing work of Peter Nanasi (PLEASE check out his website and buy his albums: https://peternanasi.bandcamp.com/) I love how we work together to develop a track that seems to fit exactly with the clips I capture. I am so incredibly blessed that his work crossed my path.
A quick thank-you to the workshop guests I had this summer. You guys were amazing troopers, staying out to all hours and being around for some awesome storms. In fact, I am not sure that I would have even been on the shelf cloud in the final scene of this film if it hadn't been for my workshop. Thank you, thank you!
As always though, what made it fun was sharing a lot of it with my kiddos. They made the trip up to the Grand Canyon with me once and it was such a blast of an experience. Asher joined me in New Mexico one day, just he and I, and I got to see his face light up when he captured his first ever lightning strike on video on his little iPad.
To my wife Jina...we've come a long, long way since we started this storm chasing journey years ago. It's not been easy all the time, especially with me being on the road so much between April and October these days. But we've slowly figured things out and I'm unbelievably grateful to you for your support and belief in what we're doing together.
To everyone else...thank you for your continued support of my work. I am constantly blown-away at the kindness that you show to me.
And now...I hope you enjoy this film.
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Technical Details:
I used two Canon 5DSR’s along with a Canon 11-24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 135mm and SigmaArt 50mm. Manfrotto tripods. The final product was edited in Lightroom with LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro.

Plot: Daisy is the love of Ken's life - she is also large... and very pretty... and on the dole. But Ken is a dreamer, all his dreams to make a fast buck ending up where they started - as dreams. With the rent unpaid, the bailiffs at the door and Ken's dreams in tatters, Daisy sets out to bring home the bacon and gets a job in the local factory. There she meets Marlene and half a dozen other large women who are all united in a secret passion - Sumo wrestling! Ken doesn't know what's hit him...

Lyrics Tokio Hotel monsoon

I'm staring at a broken door
There's nothing left here anymore
My room is cold
It's making me insane
I've been waiting here so long
But now the moment seems to've come,
I see the dark clouds coming up again.
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world,
To the end of time,
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm,
Into the blue,
And when I loose myself I think of you,
Together we'll be running somewhere new
Through the monsoon.
Just me and you
A half moon's fading from my sight
I see a vision in its light
But now it's gone and left me so alone
I know I have to find you now
Can hear your name, I don't know how
Why can't we make this darkness feel like home?
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighti...

What is a Monsoon?

What's a monsoon?
When you typically hear monsoon used in TV and movies, you think a whole lot of rain!
It turns out, that's only half the answer.
The meteorological definition of a monsoon is the seasonal reversal of the overall wind pattern in an area.
This usually results in a rainy season and a dry season.
Monsoons happen all around the world, usually in coastal regions where temperature differences in land and water are enough to cause a shift in the winds.
In theSouthwest United States, the monsoon season begins in July.
Intense heat builds in Arizona and New Mexico and since heat rises, a thermal low pressure system forms at the surface.
This low pressure draws air and moisture from the Gulf of California and the Pacific.
Then, in multiple waves, thunderstorms form across ...

Monsoon - Ever So Lonely HQ (Extended Video Remix By Boa)

Hippo Campus - Monsoon (Live at the Landmark Center)

Hippo Campus performs 'Monsoon' off their debut albumLandmark, out February 24th, returning to the place where it all started, St. Paul'sLandmark Center. Look for their full segment this January on MN Original!
Learn more about Hippo Campus' forthcoming debut album 'landmark': http://www.hippocampusband.com/
Stream ‘monsoon’ and follow Hippo Campus: http://smarturl.it/hippocampus-stream
MN Original is Twin Cites PBS’s award-winning weekly arts series celebrating Minnesota’s creative community, across all disciplines and all cultures. MN Original increases awareness of Minnesota artists, arts organizations and arts venues, inspires viewers to think about the arts and artists in new ways and cultivates new audiences for the arts by promoting a deeper understanding of the creative proces...

published: 05 Dec 2016

Monsoon II (4K)

Blu-Ray Disc available here: http://www.mikeolbinski.com/shop/
Song by KerryMuzzy: "PalladioRebuilt" (on iTunes: http://bit.ly/pall_MO)
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I've been chasing the monsoon in Arizona for about 6-7 years now. This summer was different though. Back in late July, I was wondering why it felt like I was out chasing more than ever before. And then I remembered. I had a job last summer. This year I didn't. I went full-time photography in November of 2014 and haven't looked back.
I was free to roam and had virtually no limitations. I even had multiple chases where I never actually wend to bed, but instead chased all night. I took the kids to New Mexico at one point early in the season.
Last year I counted roughly 31 total days that I chased a storm during the mon...

World of Discovery - Chasing India's Monsoon

Click here to watch great FREEMovies & TV: http://filmrise.com
The air is heavy with anticipation as an entire country awaits their lifeblood -- the Monsoon. After months of sweltering heat it arrives with lightening, thunder, storm-force winds, and heavy, warm rain. Beginning in the village of Trivandrum, the Monsoon runs its jagged course through India, affecting a variety of cultures and tripping a waterfall of celebrations.
Follow the path of the legendary Monsoon. Join in the celebrations at the coming rains and share the relief when the deluge turns fears of drought to shouts of joy. The songs, thoughts, laughter and tears of India are all guided by the life-giving force of the Monsoon.
As seen on ABC. Narrated by Richard Crenna.

published: 16 May 2014

monsoon - elliott (official lyric video)

"monsoon" by elliott from the "out of the blue" - EP
As heard in season five of Freeform's "The Fosters."
instagram: instagram.com/elliottsounds
twitter: twitter.com/elliottsounds
listen to "out of the blue":
itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/out-of-the-blue-ep/id1171816099
spotify: open.spotify.com/album/67zIG3wVSjXXVBMeI2n1qr
lyrics:
you can be the moon
I’ll be the sun
You leave too soon
We’ve barely just begun
I watch and I rise
But you control the tides
From the highest of the highs
You took me for a ride – you took me for a ride
we’re going ‘round in circles
A force I cannot fight
‘cause I am the day and you are the night
It’s in your nature to orbit close then far
I thought you could defy it
And be my shining star – my shining star
you let me shine through
to make the full...

Monsoon | a time-lapse film

Follow me: https://twitter.com/mikeolbinski, http://www.mikeolbinski.com, https://www.facebook.com/mikeolbinskiphotography
All summer long when I'm chasing storms, I'm also time-lapsing. It's actually my main goal when I'm out there. A clip here and a clip there. Some days you get nothing great, some days you get SIX amazing scenes in a single afternoon. A powerful rain shaft. An intense hail core dump. Shelf clouds. Dust storms. Lightning. The Milky Way. That's what I'm capturing out here in Arizona between June 15th and September 30th every year, which is our official monsoon window. And this is the result of all that time spent.
My favorite part of capturing all this is when I sit down to create this final film. While some scenes are worthy of standing on their own, a lot of them need...

published: 25 Sep 2014

What is a monsoon?

60% of the world’s population live in a monsoonal climate, with well-defined dry and wet seasons. What is a monsoon and what causes such a dramatic seasonal change in weather? Met Office meteorologists Clare Nasir and Aidan McGivern explain all.

published: 11 Jul 2017

Monsoon IV 4K // A 4K Storm Time-lapse Film

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Music by Peter Nanasi, find his work here: https://peternanasi.bandcamp.com
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Early on this summer when I found myself down by Santa Rosa, AZ watching a gorgeous hail core fall on the stunning desert landscape, and then later that day staring at a haboob with a stacked shelf cloud above it near the border of Mexico, I had a feeling it would be a unique monsoon. It's funny how every year is different. That's the beauty of chasing the summer storm season out here in the desert southwest. You never know what's going to happen or what you might see.
This year I ventured far and wide. Phoenix never saw a go...

Lyrics Tokio Hotel monsoon

I'm staring at a broken door
There's nothing left here anymore
My room is cold
It's making me insane
I've been waiting here so long
But now the moment se...

I'm staring at a broken door
There's nothing left here anymore
My room is cold
It's making me insane
I've been waiting here so long
But now the moment seems to've come,
I see the dark clouds coming up again.
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world,
To the end of time,
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm,
Into the blue,
And when I loose myself I think of you,
Together we'll be running somewhere new
Through the monsoon.
Just me and you
A half moon's fading from my sight
I see a vision in its light
But now it's gone and left me so alone
I know I have to find you now
Can hear your name, I don't know how
Why can't we make this darkness feel like home?
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm
Into the blue
And when I loose myself I think of you
Together we'll be running somewhere new
And nothing can hold me back from you
Through the monsoon
Hey! Hey!
I'm fighting all this power
Coming in my way
Let it send me straight to you
I'll be running night and day
I'll be with you soon
Just me and you
We'll be there soon
So soon
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm
Into the blue
And when I loose myself I think of you
Together we'll be running somewhere new
And nothing can hold me back from you
Through the monsoon
Through the monsoon
Just me and you
Through the monsoon
Just me and you

I'm staring at a broken door
There's nothing left here anymore
My room is cold
It's making me insane
I've been waiting here so long
But now the moment seems to've come,
I see the dark clouds coming up again.
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world,
To the end of time,
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm,
Into the blue,
And when I loose myself I think of you,
Together we'll be running somewhere new
Through the monsoon.
Just me and you
A half moon's fading from my sight
I see a vision in its light
But now it's gone and left me so alone
I know I have to find you now
Can hear your name, I don't know how
Why can't we make this darkness feel like home?
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm
Into the blue
And when I loose myself I think of you
Together we'll be running somewhere new
And nothing can hold me back from you
Through the monsoon
Hey! Hey!
I'm fighting all this power
Coming in my way
Let it send me straight to you
I'll be running night and day
I'll be with you soon
Just me and you
We'll be there soon
So soon
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm
Into the blue
And when I loose myself I think of you
Together we'll be running somewhere new
And nothing can hold me back from you
Through the monsoon
Through the monsoon
Just me and you
Through the monsoon
Just me and you

What is a Monsoon?

What's a monsoon?
When you typically hear monsoon used in TV and movies, you think a whole lot of rain!
It turns out, that's only half the answer.
The meteor...

What's a monsoon?
When you typically hear monsoon used in TV and movies, you think a whole lot of rain!
It turns out, that's only half the answer.
The meteorological definition of a monsoon is the seasonal reversal of the overall wind pattern in an area.
This usually results in a rainy season and a dry season.
Monsoons happen all around the world, usually in coastal regions where temperature differences in land and water are enough to cause a shift in the winds.
In theSouthwest United States, the monsoon season begins in July.
Intense heat builds in Arizona and New Mexico and since heat rises, a thermal low pressure system forms at the surface.
This low pressure draws air and moisture from the Gulf of California and the Pacific.
Then, in multiple waves, thunderstorms form across the desert Southwest and the four corners region, which can lead to flash flooding in an area that rarely sees rain the rest of the year.
By September or October, that thermal low begins to break down and winds revert to their usual flow, cutting off any significant chance for rain.
FindStormShield elsewhere on the internet:
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http://www.facebook.com/stormshieldapp
http://twitter.com/StormShieldApp
Download the Storm Shield App:
iPhone: http://bit.ly/stormshieldapp-ios
Android: http://bit.ly/stormshieldapp-android

What's a monsoon?
When you typically hear monsoon used in TV and movies, you think a whole lot of rain!
It turns out, that's only half the answer.
The meteorological definition of a monsoon is the seasonal reversal of the overall wind pattern in an area.
This usually results in a rainy season and a dry season.
Monsoons happen all around the world, usually in coastal regions where temperature differences in land and water are enough to cause a shift in the winds.
In theSouthwest United States, the monsoon season begins in July.
Intense heat builds in Arizona and New Mexico and since heat rises, a thermal low pressure system forms at the surface.
This low pressure draws air and moisture from the Gulf of California and the Pacific.
Then, in multiple waves, thunderstorms form across the desert Southwest and the four corners region, which can lead to flash flooding in an area that rarely sees rain the rest of the year.
By September or October, that thermal low begins to break down and winds revert to their usual flow, cutting off any significant chance for rain.
FindStormShield elsewhere on the internet:
http://stormshieldapp.com
http://www.facebook.com/stormshieldapp
http://twitter.com/StormShieldApp
Download the Storm Shield App:
iPhone: http://bit.ly/stormshieldapp-ios
Android: http://bit.ly/stormshieldapp-android

Hippo Campus performs 'Monsoon' off their debut albumLandmark, out February 24th, returning to the place where it all started, St. Paul'sLandmark Center. Look for their full segment this January on MN Original!
Learn more about Hippo Campus' forthcoming debut album 'landmark': http://www.hippocampusband.com/
Stream ‘monsoon’ and follow Hippo Campus: http://smarturl.it/hippocampus-stream
MN Original is Twin Cites PBS’s award-winning weekly arts series celebrating Minnesota’s creative community, across all disciplines and all cultures. MN Original increases awareness of Minnesota artists, arts organizations and arts venues, inspires viewers to think about the arts and artists in new ways and cultivates new audiences for the arts by promoting a deeper understanding of the creative process, curating contemporary arts in Minnesota for generations to come.
Website: http://www.mnoriginal.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mnoriginal
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mnoriginal
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#MNOriginal

Hippo Campus performs 'Monsoon' off their debut albumLandmark, out February 24th, returning to the place where it all started, St. Paul'sLandmark Center. Look for their full segment this January on MN Original!
Learn more about Hippo Campus' forthcoming debut album 'landmark': http://www.hippocampusband.com/
Stream ‘monsoon’ and follow Hippo Campus: http://smarturl.it/hippocampus-stream
MN Original is Twin Cites PBS’s award-winning weekly arts series celebrating Minnesota’s creative community, across all disciplines and all cultures. MN Original increases awareness of Minnesota artists, arts organizations and arts venues, inspires viewers to think about the arts and artists in new ways and cultivates new audiences for the arts by promoting a deeper understanding of the creative process, curating contemporary arts in Minnesota for generations to come.
Website: http://www.mnoriginal.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mnoriginal
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mnoriginal
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mnoriginal
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/mnopins
#MNOriginal

Blu-Ray Disc available here: http://www.mikeolbinski.com/shop/
Song by KerryMuzzy: "PalladioRebuilt" (on iTunes: http://bit.ly/pall_MO)
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I've been chasing the monsoon in Arizona for about 6-7 years now. This summer was different though. Back in late July, I was wondering why it felt like I was out chasing more than ever before. And then I remembered. I had a job last summer. This year I didn't. I went full-time photography in November of 2014 and haven't looked back.
I was free to roam and had virtually no limitations. I even had multiple chases where I never actually wend to bed, but instead chased all night. I took the kids to New Mexico at one point early in the season.
Last year I counted roughly 31 total days that I chased a storm during the monsoon. This summer: 48. Yikes.
17,000 miles driven, which was about 3,000 more than last year. Perhaps the biggest difference this year was shooting nearly 60,000 more time-lapse frames than I did in 2014. 105,000 total. And what sticks out to me even more than any of the other numbers above, is that only 55,000 of those 105,000 frames made it into Monsoon II.
What that means is I was able to stuff this new film with only of the best of the best. We missed out on some of the huge dust storms like I've captured in years past, but overall, I think this represents some of the best weather I've ever photographed in Arizona. There are stunning shelf clouds, gorgeous rain shafts, lots of blowing dust, tons of lightning, and even multiple mini-supercells/mesocyclones. The brief meso over Cottonwood at the 3:38 mark is one of my all-time favorites.
I can't talk much more about the film without addressing the music real quick. The song is called Palladio (Rebuilt) and it's once again by the amazing Kerry Muzzey who donated it to me for Monsoon II. He also let me use another song of his for my previous film, The Chase and I'm beyond grateful for his generosity. I mean, how do you thank someone enough for that? Click here to find the song on iTunes and please support his work! I've said it a million times...the music is at least 50% of these movies I make. Kerry's art helps bring my films to life. Thank you my friend!
When I'm out there capturing footage for these films, I'm constantly thinking about the story I want to tell. For example, I wanted a lot of erupting, towering cumulus at the beginning to launch into the meatier clips. I started laying out the film back in mid-August. Certain clips I already knew would be in certain places in relation to the ups and downs of the song itself. As the season wore on, I gathered more and more clips and began to lay out the entire film. I'd remove clips when I got something better. There was exhausting editing, re-editing, looping music, reluctantly dropping clips that didn't work or were unfixable and watching it over, and over and over, to make sure I was telling the story I wanted to tell.
At one point, about halfway through...I was telling Jina that I have a lot of great stuff, but still haven't shot the final scene yet. I had no idea what it would be, but I knew I didn't have it. And then that very night (or maybe the next day)...I was out west of Tonopah and I knew on the way home that the monsoon had finally delivered my ending.
That is what is so amazing about doing this. You hit the road with zero idea about what you're going to see over the course of a summer. You might imagine scenarios or have ideas, but they get blown out of the water by reality. And that's what I love about it.
My hope is that you can see and feel that love in this film. The beauty of the monsoon in Arizona. This is where I'm from and this is home.
More here: http://www.mikeolbinski.com/theblog/2015/10/monsoon-ii/
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Technical Details:
Captured with Canon5D3's, a 5D2, Canon 16-35mm, Rokinon 14, 24, 35 and 85mm.
Processed using Lightroom, LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro

Blu-Ray Disc available here: http://www.mikeolbinski.com/shop/
Song by KerryMuzzy: "PalladioRebuilt" (on iTunes: http://bit.ly/pall_MO)
----------------------------------
I've been chasing the monsoon in Arizona for about 6-7 years now. This summer was different though. Back in late July, I was wondering why it felt like I was out chasing more than ever before. And then I remembered. I had a job last summer. This year I didn't. I went full-time photography in November of 2014 and haven't looked back.
I was free to roam and had virtually no limitations. I even had multiple chases where I never actually wend to bed, but instead chased all night. I took the kids to New Mexico at one point early in the season.
Last year I counted roughly 31 total days that I chased a storm during the monsoon. This summer: 48. Yikes.
17,000 miles driven, which was about 3,000 more than last year. Perhaps the biggest difference this year was shooting nearly 60,000 more time-lapse frames than I did in 2014. 105,000 total. And what sticks out to me even more than any of the other numbers above, is that only 55,000 of those 105,000 frames made it into Monsoon II.
What that means is I was able to stuff this new film with only of the best of the best. We missed out on some of the huge dust storms like I've captured in years past, but overall, I think this represents some of the best weather I've ever photographed in Arizona. There are stunning shelf clouds, gorgeous rain shafts, lots of blowing dust, tons of lightning, and even multiple mini-supercells/mesocyclones. The brief meso over Cottonwood at the 3:38 mark is one of my all-time favorites.
I can't talk much more about the film without addressing the music real quick. The song is called Palladio (Rebuilt) and it's once again by the amazing Kerry Muzzey who donated it to me for Monsoon II. He also let me use another song of his for my previous film, The Chase and I'm beyond grateful for his generosity. I mean, how do you thank someone enough for that? Click here to find the song on iTunes and please support his work! I've said it a million times...the music is at least 50% of these movies I make. Kerry's art helps bring my films to life. Thank you my friend!
When I'm out there capturing footage for these films, I'm constantly thinking about the story I want to tell. For example, I wanted a lot of erupting, towering cumulus at the beginning to launch into the meatier clips. I started laying out the film back in mid-August. Certain clips I already knew would be in certain places in relation to the ups and downs of the song itself. As the season wore on, I gathered more and more clips and began to lay out the entire film. I'd remove clips when I got something better. There was exhausting editing, re-editing, looping music, reluctantly dropping clips that didn't work or were unfixable and watching it over, and over and over, to make sure I was telling the story I wanted to tell.
At one point, about halfway through...I was telling Jina that I have a lot of great stuff, but still haven't shot the final scene yet. I had no idea what it would be, but I knew I didn't have it. And then that very night (or maybe the next day)...I was out west of Tonopah and I knew on the way home that the monsoon had finally delivered my ending.
That is what is so amazing about doing this. You hit the road with zero idea about what you're going to see over the course of a summer. You might imagine scenarios or have ideas, but they get blown out of the water by reality. And that's what I love about it.
My hope is that you can see and feel that love in this film. The beauty of the monsoon in Arizona. This is where I'm from and this is home.
More here: http://www.mikeolbinski.com/theblog/2015/10/monsoon-ii/
--------------------
Technical Details:
Captured with Canon5D3's, a 5D2, Canon 16-35mm, Rokinon 14, 24, 35 and 85mm.
Processed using Lightroom, LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro

Click here to watch great FREEMovies & TV: http://filmrise.com
The air is heavy with anticipation as an entire country awaits their lifeblood -- the Monsoon. After months of sweltering heat it arrives with lightening, thunder, storm-force winds, and heavy, warm rain. Beginning in the village of Trivandrum, the Monsoon runs its jagged course through India, affecting a variety of cultures and tripping a waterfall of celebrations.
Follow the path of the legendary Monsoon. Join in the celebrations at the coming rains and share the relief when the deluge turns fears of drought to shouts of joy. The songs, thoughts, laughter and tears of India are all guided by the life-giving force of the Monsoon.
As seen on ABC. Narrated by Richard Crenna.

Click here to watch great FREEMovies & TV: http://filmrise.com
The air is heavy with anticipation as an entire country awaits their lifeblood -- the Monsoon. After months of sweltering heat it arrives with lightening, thunder, storm-force winds, and heavy, warm rain. Beginning in the village of Trivandrum, the Monsoon runs its jagged course through India, affecting a variety of cultures and tripping a waterfall of celebrations.
Follow the path of the legendary Monsoon. Join in the celebrations at the coming rains and share the relief when the deluge turns fears of drought to shouts of joy. The songs, thoughts, laughter and tears of India are all guided by the life-giving force of the Monsoon.
As seen on ABC. Narrated by Richard Crenna.

monsoon - elliott (official lyric video)

"monsoon" by elliott from the "out of the blue" - EP
As heard in season five of Freeform's "The Fosters."
instagram: instagram.com/elliottsounds
twitter: twit...

"monsoon" by elliott from the "out of the blue" - EP
As heard in season five of Freeform's "The Fosters."
instagram: instagram.com/elliottsounds
twitter: twitter.com/elliottsounds
listen to "out of the blue":
itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/out-of-the-blue-ep/id1171816099
spotify: open.spotify.com/album/67zIG3wVSjXXVBMeI2n1qr
lyrics:
you can be the moon
I’ll be the sun
You leave too soon
We’ve barely just begun
I watch and I rise
But you control the tides
From the highest of the highs
You took me for a ride – you took me for a ride
we’re going ‘round in circles
A force I cannot fight
‘cause I am the day and you are the night
It’s in your nature to orbit close then far
I thought you could defy it
And be my shining star – my shining star
you let me shine through
to make the fullest of the moons
took credit for my light
and the magic from my eyes
you took the magic from my eyes
we’re going ‘round in circles
A force I cannot fight
‘cause I am the day and you are the night
And it’s in your nature to orbit close then far
But I thought you could defy it
And be my shining star – my shining star
Goodnight my stars - Goodnight my moon
I see your waves and cry monsoon (x2)
Goodnight my stars – goodnight my moon

"monsoon" by elliott from the "out of the blue" - EP
As heard in season five of Freeform's "The Fosters."
instagram: instagram.com/elliottsounds
twitter: twitter.com/elliottsounds
listen to "out of the blue":
itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/out-of-the-blue-ep/id1171816099
spotify: open.spotify.com/album/67zIG3wVSjXXVBMeI2n1qr
lyrics:
you can be the moon
I’ll be the sun
You leave too soon
We’ve barely just begun
I watch and I rise
But you control the tides
From the highest of the highs
You took me for a ride – you took me for a ride
we’re going ‘round in circles
A force I cannot fight
‘cause I am the day and you are the night
It’s in your nature to orbit close then far
I thought you could defy it
And be my shining star – my shining star
you let me shine through
to make the fullest of the moons
took credit for my light
and the magic from my eyes
you took the magic from my eyes
we’re going ‘round in circles
A force I cannot fight
‘cause I am the day and you are the night
And it’s in your nature to orbit close then far
But I thought you could defy it
And be my shining star – my shining star
Goodnight my stars - Goodnight my moon
I see your waves and cry monsoon (x2)
Goodnight my stars – goodnight my moon

Follow me: https://twitter.com/mikeolbinski, http://www.mikeolbinski.com, https://www.facebook.com/mikeolbinskiphotography
All summer long when I'm chasing storms, I'm also time-lapsing. It's actually my main goal when I'm out there. A clip here and a clip there. Some days you get nothing great, some days you get SIX amazing scenes in a single afternoon. A powerful rain shaft. An intense hail core dump. Shelf clouds. Dust storms. Lightning. The Milky Way. That's what I'm capturing out here in Arizona between June 15th and September 30th every year, which is our official monsoon window. And this is the result of all that time spent.
My favorite part of capturing all this is when I sit down to create this final film. While some scenes are worthy of standing on their own, a lot of them need to be part of something bigger. And when I start laying it out, they suddenly morph into this collection of storm imagery that tells the story of my summer.
This year I wanted to raise the bar. Not compared to everyone else, but my own personal bar. I licensed music this time. I wanted two amazing songs and I think I found them. Powerful, fast-paced, intense. Nothing gives life to your clips like a beautiful soundtrack.
I'm incredibly proud of this film. I've probably felt the same way every year in the past, but there is something about this summer that blew away the others. And I think it's because I'm better at what I do. I'm finding the structure in storms like I never have before. Our haboobs (dust storms) were limited this year, but those days were amazing, as you'll see. And I caught even more lightning this summer than the last two years combined. I think the scenes are more powerful and cinematic than ever. And for this final product, I've quickened the pace and I believe I'm finally showing the monsoon in all its beauty and glory.
There are over 45,000 frames in this film. I drove over 14,000 miles across Arizona. This takes work, time and patience. The month of July felt like a huge failure. It was a rough start. It seemed as if the year was going to be brutal and I'd be lucky to capture anything good. And then it all changed and I'm here now releasing what I feel is my best overall work to-date.
I'd like to thank a few people. Dustin Farrell, Sean Parker, Jesse Attanasio, Joel Schat and Bryan Snider. All of you helped me in some way. Answered my technical questions, helped me switch to better software, enabled me to take another leap in quality and inspired me. I appreciate your friendships and willingness to share.
Mostly though, I have to thank my family. My two older kids, Lyla and Eli (6 and 2 1/2) were along for the ride for many of these storms. The final shot in the whole film was one where my wife was out of town and I took all THREE of the kiddies with me, including my youngest who just turned one. I'll always remember that moment. The Milky Way blazing in the sky, I was feeding the baby a bottle, and taking turns with Lyla who did the best she could until her arm got tired and I took back over. Out there on a dark road off Interstate 10. Meeting another photographer named Val and just enjoying a spectacular moment with my kids all being a part of it.
My wife though. Jina. Wow. She believes in me like no one else could or ever will. She knows what I have to do and empowers me to do it. In fact, while I want this film to be amazing for everyone watching, I truly want to impress her the most. It means that all the time away this summer was worth it. Because life is a little bit nuts during the monsoon in our house, where I've returned from a chase at 6:30am having being out for 16 hours straight, only to go back out later that night after only a two hour nap.
I say it a lot and I'll say it again. I wouldn't be here without her. And I love her for it.
Technical Details and Credits
This past spring I purchased an eMotimo and DynamicPerception rail system…but I ended up not using them. At all. I wanted to. Believe me. But many of these clips aren’t very long in real time. Sometimes less than 15-20 minutes in a lot of cases. If I took the time to set-up a rail or panning head, I’d be missing a lot. So none of the clips this year use outside motion control.
I used two Canon 5D Mark III's along with a Rokinon 14mm 2.8 and Canon L lenses, like the 17-40mm, 16-35mm, 50mm, 35mm and even the 135mm.
Songs: Bernini's Angels by Kerry Muzzey and Inertia by DexterBritainThank you for watching. All clips are available in 4K resolution. Please email, comment or message me on Vimeo for questions, licensing inquiries and whatever else you might need.

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All summer long when I'm chasing storms, I'm also time-lapsing. It's actually my main goal when I'm out there. A clip here and a clip there. Some days you get nothing great, some days you get SIX amazing scenes in a single afternoon. A powerful rain shaft. An intense hail core dump. Shelf clouds. Dust storms. Lightning. The Milky Way. That's what I'm capturing out here in Arizona between June 15th and September 30th every year, which is our official monsoon window. And this is the result of all that time spent.
My favorite part of capturing all this is when I sit down to create this final film. While some scenes are worthy of standing on their own, a lot of them need to be part of something bigger. And when I start laying it out, they suddenly morph into this collection of storm imagery that tells the story of my summer.
This year I wanted to raise the bar. Not compared to everyone else, but my own personal bar. I licensed music this time. I wanted two amazing songs and I think I found them. Powerful, fast-paced, intense. Nothing gives life to your clips like a beautiful soundtrack.
I'm incredibly proud of this film. I've probably felt the same way every year in the past, but there is something about this summer that blew away the others. And I think it's because I'm better at what I do. I'm finding the structure in storms like I never have before. Our haboobs (dust storms) were limited this year, but those days were amazing, as you'll see. And I caught even more lightning this summer than the last two years combined. I think the scenes are more powerful and cinematic than ever. And for this final product, I've quickened the pace and I believe I'm finally showing the monsoon in all its beauty and glory.
There are over 45,000 frames in this film. I drove over 14,000 miles across Arizona. This takes work, time and patience. The month of July felt like a huge failure. It was a rough start. It seemed as if the year was going to be brutal and I'd be lucky to capture anything good. And then it all changed and I'm here now releasing what I feel is my best overall work to-date.
I'd like to thank a few people. Dustin Farrell, Sean Parker, Jesse Attanasio, Joel Schat and Bryan Snider. All of you helped me in some way. Answered my technical questions, helped me switch to better software, enabled me to take another leap in quality and inspired me. I appreciate your friendships and willingness to share.
Mostly though, I have to thank my family. My two older kids, Lyla and Eli (6 and 2 1/2) were along for the ride for many of these storms. The final shot in the whole film was one where my wife was out of town and I took all THREE of the kiddies with me, including my youngest who just turned one. I'll always remember that moment. The Milky Way blazing in the sky, I was feeding the baby a bottle, and taking turns with Lyla who did the best she could until her arm got tired and I took back over. Out there on a dark road off Interstate 10. Meeting another photographer named Val and just enjoying a spectacular moment with my kids all being a part of it.
My wife though. Jina. Wow. She believes in me like no one else could or ever will. She knows what I have to do and empowers me to do it. In fact, while I want this film to be amazing for everyone watching, I truly want to impress her the most. It means that all the time away this summer was worth it. Because life is a little bit nuts during the monsoon in our house, where I've returned from a chase at 6:30am having being out for 16 hours straight, only to go back out later that night after only a two hour nap.
I say it a lot and I'll say it again. I wouldn't be here without her. And I love her for it.
Technical Details and Credits
This past spring I purchased an eMotimo and DynamicPerception rail system…but I ended up not using them. At all. I wanted to. Believe me. But many of these clips aren’t very long in real time. Sometimes less than 15-20 minutes in a lot of cases. If I took the time to set-up a rail or panning head, I’d be missing a lot. So none of the clips this year use outside motion control.
I used two Canon 5D Mark III's along with a Rokinon 14mm 2.8 and Canon L lenses, like the 17-40mm, 16-35mm, 50mm, 35mm and even the 135mm.
Songs: Bernini's Angels by Kerry Muzzey and Inertia by DexterBritainThank you for watching. All clips are available in 4K resolution. Please email, comment or message me on Vimeo for questions, licensing inquiries and whatever else you might need.

What is a monsoon?

60% of the world’s population live in a monsoonal climate, with well-defined dry and wet seasons. What is a monsoon and what causes such a dramatic seasonal cha...

60% of the world’s population live in a monsoonal climate, with well-defined dry and wet seasons. What is a monsoon and what causes such a dramatic seasonal change in weather? Met Office meteorologists Clare Nasir and Aidan McGivern explain all.

60% of the world’s population live in a monsoonal climate, with well-defined dry and wet seasons. What is a monsoon and what causes such a dramatic seasonal change in weather? Met Office meteorologists Clare Nasir and Aidan McGivern explain all.

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Early on this summer when I found myself down by Santa Rosa, AZ watching a gorgeous hail core fall on the stunning desert landscape, and then later that day staring at a haboob with a stacked shelf cloud above it near the border of Mexico, I had a feeling it would be a unique monsoon. It's funny how every year is different. That's the beauty of chasing the summer storm season out here in the desert southwest. You never know what's going to happen or what you might see.
This year I ventured far and wide. Phoenix never saw a good dust storm all summer, but I still was able to capture a few good ones in southwest portions of the state. The cover photo for this film was halfway to Yuma standing in the middle of Interstate 8 watching an ominous wall of dust roll down the highway towards me with lightning flashing behind it. It was an incredible moment.
One bonus this summer was a few successful chases up at the Grand Canyon. Finally. A couple of gorgeous sunsets, rain dumping into the Canyon, lightning at night, Milky Way...it all worked out and I'm stoked for the footage I captured there that made it into this film. I also ventured over into New Mexico twice to chase some wonderful, plains-like structure to end the monsoon this year.
All told I covered about 13,000 miles and chased as far west as Desert Center, CA, as far east as Wilna, NM and as far north as Tonelea, AZ. And two great storms down in OrganPipeNational Monument, which is only about 10 miles from Mexico.
I loved what I saw this year. It felt so unique. I found myself submerged in cacti and desert flora a few times with stunning light and structure. Explored places in New Mexico I hadn't seen before. Smiled at the gasps of amazement from the crowds at the Canyon when a lightning bolt would strike. Finally discovered that the Santa Rosa area is a hotbed for supercell activity. And while it didn't make it on time-lapse, I captured a brief tornado over downtown Phoenix!
So...the film. So much effort and energy went into it. I shot over 110,000 frames of time-lapse and likely only half of it ended up in the final cut. The editing has taken me weeks and even right up until Monday evening I was still fixing and tweaking. The music is all custom, thanks to the amazing work of Peter Nanasi (PLEASE check out his website and buy his albums: https://peternanasi.bandcamp.com/) I love how we work together to develop a track that seems to fit exactly with the clips I capture. I am so incredibly blessed that his work crossed my path.
A quick thank-you to the workshop guests I had this summer. You guys were amazing troopers, staying out to all hours and being around for some awesome storms. In fact, I am not sure that I would have even been on the shelf cloud in the final scene of this film if it hadn't been for my workshop. Thank you, thank you!
As always though, what made it fun was sharing a lot of it with my kiddos. They made the trip up to the Grand Canyon with me once and it was such a blast of an experience. Asher joined me in New Mexico one day, just he and I, and I got to see his face light up when he captured his first ever lightning strike on video on his little iPad.
To my wife Jina...we've come a long, long way since we started this storm chasing journey years ago. It's not been easy all the time, especially with me being on the road so much between April and October these days. But we've slowly figured things out and I'm unbelievably grateful to you for your support and belief in what we're doing together.
To everyone else...thank you for your continued support of my work. I am constantly blown-away at the kindness that you show to me.
And now...I hope you enjoy this film.
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Technical Details:
I used two Canon 5DSR’s along with a Canon 11-24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 135mm and SigmaArt 50mm. Manfrotto tripods. The final product was edited in Lightroom with LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro.

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Early on this summer when I found myself down by Santa Rosa, AZ watching a gorgeous hail core fall on the stunning desert landscape, and then later that day staring at a haboob with a stacked shelf cloud above it near the border of Mexico, I had a feeling it would be a unique monsoon. It's funny how every year is different. That's the beauty of chasing the summer storm season out here in the desert southwest. You never know what's going to happen or what you might see.
This year I ventured far and wide. Phoenix never saw a good dust storm all summer, but I still was able to capture a few good ones in southwest portions of the state. The cover photo for this film was halfway to Yuma standing in the middle of Interstate 8 watching an ominous wall of dust roll down the highway towards me with lightning flashing behind it. It was an incredible moment.
One bonus this summer was a few successful chases up at the Grand Canyon. Finally. A couple of gorgeous sunsets, rain dumping into the Canyon, lightning at night, Milky Way...it all worked out and I'm stoked for the footage I captured there that made it into this film. I also ventured over into New Mexico twice to chase some wonderful, plains-like structure to end the monsoon this year.
All told I covered about 13,000 miles and chased as far west as Desert Center, CA, as far east as Wilna, NM and as far north as Tonelea, AZ. And two great storms down in OrganPipeNational Monument, which is only about 10 miles from Mexico.
I loved what I saw this year. It felt so unique. I found myself submerged in cacti and desert flora a few times with stunning light and structure. Explored places in New Mexico I hadn't seen before. Smiled at the gasps of amazement from the crowds at the Canyon when a lightning bolt would strike. Finally discovered that the Santa Rosa area is a hotbed for supercell activity. And while it didn't make it on time-lapse, I captured a brief tornado over downtown Phoenix!
So...the film. So much effort and energy went into it. I shot over 110,000 frames of time-lapse and likely only half of it ended up in the final cut. The editing has taken me weeks and even right up until Monday evening I was still fixing and tweaking. The music is all custom, thanks to the amazing work of Peter Nanasi (PLEASE check out his website and buy his albums: https://peternanasi.bandcamp.com/) I love how we work together to develop a track that seems to fit exactly with the clips I capture. I am so incredibly blessed that his work crossed my path.
A quick thank-you to the workshop guests I had this summer. You guys were amazing troopers, staying out to all hours and being around for some awesome storms. In fact, I am not sure that I would have even been on the shelf cloud in the final scene of this film if it hadn't been for my workshop. Thank you, thank you!
As always though, what made it fun was sharing a lot of it with my kiddos. They made the trip up to the Grand Canyon with me once and it was such a blast of an experience. Asher joined me in New Mexico one day, just he and I, and I got to see his face light up when he captured his first ever lightning strike on video on his little iPad.
To my wife Jina...we've come a long, long way since we started this storm chasing journey years ago. It's not been easy all the time, especially with me being on the road so much between April and October these days. But we've slowly figured things out and I'm unbelievably grateful to you for your support and belief in what we're doing together.
To everyone else...thank you for your continued support of my work. I am constantly blown-away at the kindness that you show to me.
And now...I hope you enjoy this film.
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Technical Details:
I used two Canon 5DSR’s along with a Canon 11-24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 135mm and SigmaArt 50mm. Manfrotto tripods. The final product was edited in Lightroom with LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro.

Lyrics Tokio Hotel monsoon

I'm staring at a broken door
There's nothing left here anymore
My room is cold
It's making me insane
I've been waiting here so long
But now the moment seems to've come,
I see the dark clouds coming up again.
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world,
To the end of time,
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm,
Into the blue,
And when I loose myself I think of you,
Together we'll be running somewhere new
Through the monsoon.
Just me and you
A half moon's fading from my sight
I see a vision in its light
But now it's gone and left me so alone
I know I have to find you now
Can hear your name, I don't know how
Why can't we make this darkness feel like home?
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm
Into the blue
And when I loose myself I think of you
Together we'll be running somewhere new
And nothing can hold me back from you
Through the monsoon
Hey! Hey!
I'm fighting all this power
Coming in my way
Let it send me straight to you
I'll be running night and day
I'll be with you soon
Just me and you
We'll be there soon
So soon
Running through the monsoon
Beyond the world
To the end of time
Where the rain won't hurt
Fighting the storm
Into the blue
And when I loose myself I think of you
Together we'll be running somewhere new
And nothing can hold me back from you
Through the monsoon
Through the monsoon
Just me and you
Through the monsoon
Just me and you

What is a Monsoon?

What's a monsoon?
When you typically hear monsoon used in TV and movies, you think a whole lot of rain!
It turns out, that's only half the answer.
The meteorological definition of a monsoon is the seasonal reversal of the overall wind pattern in an area.
This usually results in a rainy season and a dry season.
Monsoons happen all around the world, usually in coastal regions where temperature differences in land and water are enough to cause a shift in the winds.
In theSouthwest United States, the monsoon season begins in July.
Intense heat builds in Arizona and New Mexico and since heat rises, a thermal low pressure system forms at the surface.
This low pressure draws air and moisture from the Gulf of California and the Pacific.
Then, in multiple waves, thunderstorms form across the desert Southwest and the four corners region, which can lead to flash flooding in an area that rarely sees rain the rest of the year.
By September or October, that thermal low begins to break down and winds revert to their usual flow, cutting off any significant chance for rain.
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Indian geography - Monsoon

This video or animation explains Indian monsoon. You do not have to be a geography expert ...

Hippo Campus - Monsoon (Live at the Landmark Center)

Hippo Campus performs 'Monsoon' off their debut albumLandmark, out February 24th, returning to the place where it all started, St. Paul'sLandmark Center. Look for their full segment this January on MN Original!
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Monsoon II (4K)

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Song by Kerry Muzzy: "Palla...

Monsoon II (4K)

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Song by KerryMuzzy: "PalladioRebuilt" (on iTunes: http://bit.ly/pall_MO)
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I've been chasing the monsoon in Arizona for about 6-7 years now. This summer was different though. Back in late July, I was wondering why it felt like I was out chasing more than ever before. And then I remembered. I had a job last summer. This year I didn't. I went full-time photography in November of 2014 and haven't looked back.
I was free to roam and had virtually no limitations. I even had multiple chases where I never actually wend to bed, but instead chased all night. I took the kids to New Mexico at one point early in the season.
Last year I counted roughly 31 total days that I chased a storm during the monsoon. This summer: 48. Yikes.
17,000 miles driven, which was about 3,000 more than last year. Perhaps the biggest difference this year was shooting nearly 60,000 more time-lapse frames than I did in 2014. 105,000 total. And what sticks out to me even more than any of the other numbers above, is that only 55,000 of those 105,000 frames made it into Monsoon II.
What that means is I was able to stuff this new film with only of the best of the best. We missed out on some of the huge dust storms like I've captured in years past, but overall, I think this represents some of the best weather I've ever photographed in Arizona. There are stunning shelf clouds, gorgeous rain shafts, lots of blowing dust, tons of lightning, and even multiple mini-supercells/mesocyclones. The brief meso over Cottonwood at the 3:38 mark is one of my all-time favorites.
I can't talk much more about the film without addressing the music real quick. The song is called Palladio (Rebuilt) and it's once again by the amazing Kerry Muzzey who donated it to me for Monsoon II. He also let me use another song of his for my previous film, The Chase and I'm beyond grateful for his generosity. I mean, how do you thank someone enough for that? Click here to find the song on iTunes and please support his work! I've said it a million times...the music is at least 50% of these movies I make. Kerry's art helps bring my films to life. Thank you my friend!
When I'm out there capturing footage for these films, I'm constantly thinking about the story I want to tell. For example, I wanted a lot of erupting, towering cumulus at the beginning to launch into the meatier clips. I started laying out the film back in mid-August. Certain clips I already knew would be in certain places in relation to the ups and downs of the song itself. As the season wore on, I gathered more and more clips and began to lay out the entire film. I'd remove clips when I got something better. There was exhausting editing, re-editing, looping music, reluctantly dropping clips that didn't work or were unfixable and watching it over, and over and over, to make sure I was telling the story I wanted to tell.
At one point, about halfway through...I was telling Jina that I have a lot of great stuff, but still haven't shot the final scene yet. I had no idea what it would be, but I knew I didn't have it. And then that very night (or maybe the next day)...I was out west of Tonopah and I knew on the way home that the monsoon had finally delivered my ending.
That is what is so amazing about doing this. You hit the road with zero idea about what you're going to see over the course of a summer. You might imagine scenarios or have ideas, but they get blown out of the water by reality. And that's what I love about it.
My hope is that you can see and feel that love in this film. The beauty of the monsoon in Arizona. This is where I'm from and this is home.
More here: http://www.mikeolbinski.com/theblog/2015/10/monsoon-ii/
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Technical Details:
Captured with Canon5D3's, a 5D2, Canon 16-35mm, Rokinon 14, 24, 35 and 85mm.
Processed using Lightroom, LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro

World of Discovery - Chasing India's Monsoon

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The air is heavy with anticipation as an entire country awaits their lifeblood -- the Monsoon. After months of sweltering heat it arrives with lightening, thunder, storm-force winds, and heavy, warm rain. Beginning in the village of Trivandrum, the Monsoon runs its jagged course through India, affecting a variety of cultures and tripping a waterfall of celebrations.
Follow the path of the legendary Monsoon. Join in the celebrations at the coming rains and share the relief when the deluge turns fears of drought to shouts of joy. The songs, thoughts, laughter and tears of India are all guided by the life-giving force of the Monsoon.
As seen on ABC. Narrated by Richard Crenna.

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monsoon - elliott (official lyric video)

"monsoon" by elliott from the "out of the blue" - EP
As heard in season five of Freeform'...

monsoon - elliott (official lyric video)

"monsoon" by elliott from the "out of the blue" - EP
As heard in season five of Freeform's "The Fosters."
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lyrics:
you can be the moon
I’ll be the sun
You leave too soon
We’ve barely just begun
I watch and I rise
But you control the tides
From the highest of the highs
You took me for a ride – you took me for a ride
we’re going ‘round in circles
A force I cannot fight
‘cause I am the day and you are the night
It’s in your nature to orbit close then far
I thought you could defy it
And be my shining star – my shining star
you let me shine through
to make the fullest of the moons
took credit for my light
and the magic from my eyes
you took the magic from my eyes
we’re going ‘round in circles
A force I cannot fight
‘cause I am the day and you are the night
And it’s in your nature to orbit close then far
But I thought you could defy it
And be my shining star – my shining star
Goodnight my stars - Goodnight my moon
I see your waves and cry monsoon (x2)
Goodnight my stars – goodnight my moon

Big Dog

There’s a wild dog in my bedFiery eyes red tongue and bad breathI’m gonna twist I’m gonna twist off its headTill the black bile comes out of itThat big dog wagging its tailBearing its teeth and barking at meI do the best I do the best the best I canGot to get get get rid of itSo let’s ride rideReally want to…have to find a way to get awayRideProjected picture on a screenIt can’t be me it must be a bad dreamI’ve to cut,I’ve got to cut…Cut that scenePress rewind-restore and redeemThere’s bad blood under my skinA river carrying poison and sinA little voice…A little voice whisperingYou’ve got to get get get rid of itSo let’s ride,rideReally want to…Have to find a way to get awayRide,ride

In August 2016, a research plane was able to observe something strange in the atmosphere above Alaska's Aleutian Islands, lingering aerosol particle that was enriched with the same kind of uranium used in nuclear fuel and bombs, according to Gizmodo. The observation was the first time that scientists detected a particle free-floating in the atmosphere in over 20 years of plane-based observations ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Ethiopia's defense minister on Saturday ruled out a military takeover a day after the East African nation declared a new state of emergency amid the worst anti-government protests in a quarter-century. The United States said it "strongly disagrees" with the new declaration that effectively bans protests, with a U.S ... He also ruled out a transitional government ... Learn more about our and . ....

One day in August 1995 a man called Foutanga Babani Sissoko walked into the head office of the Dubai Islamic Bank and asked for a loan to buy a car. The manager agreed, and Sissoko invited him home for dinner. It was the prelude, writes the BBC's Brigitte Scheffer, to one of the most audacious confidence tricks of all time. Over dinner, Sissoko made a startling claim ... With these powers, he could take a sum of money and double it ... ....

MEXICOCITY. A strong earthquake shook southern and central Mexico Friday, causing panic less than six months after two devastating quakes that killed hundreds of people. No buildings collapsed, according to early reports. But two towns near the epicenter, in the southern state of Oaxaca, reported damage and state authorities said they had opened emergency shelters ... It was also felt in the states of Guerrero, Puebla and Michoacan ... AFP ... ....

Mexico City – A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the ground. The Oaxaca state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that five women, four men and three children were killed at the crash site and another person died later at the hospital ...Alejandro Murat, neither of whom had serious injuries ... The U.S ... ....

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A possible trough of low pressure area (LPA) will affect Davao region while the northeast monsoon or hanging amihan will affect extreme northern Luzon, the state weather bureau said on Sunday ... In its4 a.m.weather bulletin, Pagasa also said that the northeast monsoon would cause cloudy skies and scatter... ....

RAJAHMUNDRY. CentralWaterCommission (CWC) will start water audit in Godavari river and its tributaries Gautami, Vasishta, Pamuleru and Sileru during the monsoon season in June to help find out inflow and discharge of water from them in real time ... At present, it is measuring only inflow of water into these rivers ... This quantum of water varies from time to time in these rivers ... &nbsp; ... ....

But despite the stated intent and the number of schemes to aid farmers and agriculture, the state remains heavily dependent on the monsoon. According to the survey, the weakness of the monsoon in the months of June and July affected crops in the districts of Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Haveri, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Gadag and Belagavi... ....

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.&nbsp;Daily power consumption in the state is galloping and has crossed 70 million units by the middle of February ... But last year, it was the failure of both the southwest and northeast monsoons that compelled the KSEBL to rein in hydel generation. “We wanted to conserve water for the summer of 2018, and we then also had no idea how the monsoon will play out in 2018,” the official said. ... ....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 (Bernama) -- The cold weather experienced in several areas in Peninsular Malaysia is a temporary phenomenon but it can recur if the north-east monsoon cold winds from Siberia and China blow towards peninsular Malaysia... He said the cold weather might be repeated in February next year if there was cold north-east monsoon wind movements from China and the sky was cloudless at night ... -- BERNAMA ....

Mysuru...Today, the very survival of the species is in jeopardy, since it is critically endangered,” said Lockett ... Voicing his concerns over the drastic fall in the population of the humpback mahseer, Lockett said, “In 2005, the number of this type of fish dwindled owing to a bad monsoon since the humpback mahseer breed only during the monsoon, unlike the mahseer fish in Maharashtra that breed thrice a year.” ... Humpback Mahseer. Habitat ... ....

Representational Picture...BMC counsel Anil Sakhare told the court that the issue of potholes and poor condition of roads comes into maximum prominence only in the months of June and July when the city witnesses monsoon ... Sakhare said after the death of a doctor last monsoon after he fell into an open manhole in central Mumbai, the civic corporation has come up with a new policy on manholes ... ....

Expect cloudy skies to cover the country on Saturday, as a northeast monsoon is also expected to bring scattered rains over the Batanes and BabuyanGroup of islands, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 4 a.m. weather bulletin. Meanwhile, Metro Manila will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers brought by localized thunderstorms, Pagasa said ... ....

KUALA LUMPUR. The cold weather experienced in several areas in Peninsular Malaysia is a temporary phenomenon. However, it can recur if northeast monsoon winds from Siberia and China blow towards the peninsula ... ....